re: shingles after moxa?

[Guest guest]

Ta-Ya,

 

I've done rice grain moxa on my own thumb after an injury left me with less

joint mobility; and on arthritic finger joints, both very effectively. In both

these instances I used a very thin skim of burn creme on the skin which had the

effect of securing the moxa so it wouldn't fall off, and also of preventing an

actual burn to the skin. Would you do the same on shingles lesions, or place the

moxa directly on the lesion?

 

---Deb Marshall

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi! Deb,

I didn't use the cream on the skin. I learned to use a very thin layer of water

on skin, and moxa will stand on top of skin. Sometimes cream will hold the heat

of moxa a bit longer. When moxa burn directly on top of skin, I am usually

very carefully to use my thumb and index finger to make a shape of tent, and put

off the burning moxa by pressing directly on top of moxa to skin. As I said at

previous post, patient may fee a bit of burning sensation like needle pricking,

but there is no blister from burning of moxa. It takes a while to practice

burning the rice grain moxa, and timing of putting off burning moxa is very

important. By the way, the highest grade moxa is the best one to make rice

grain moxa. The ready made rice grain moxa is too hot to use. You can control

the size of moxa better by rolling it by yourself.

Ta-Ya

 

Ta-Ya Lee, MSN, CRNP, MAc, LAc, MBA

Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

Wyman Park Internal Medicine

Phone 410-338-3421 Fax 410-338-3413

 

WARNING: E-mail sent over the Internet is not secure. Information sent by

e-mail may not remain confidential.